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TO ALL WH-OM IT MAY CONCERN: l 4

Be it .known that I, JOSEPH S. LEHMAN, of Mount Joy, in the countyof Lancaster, and State of Pennsyl' @uiten gieten gemitiv @ifi-rr.

Leners Patent No. 74,232, dated february 11,-186s.

. IMPROVED BAGfHOLDINGfv APPARATUS.

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Vania, have invented a new and useful Bag-Holding Device and Truck; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full; clear, and exact description of the construction aud'operation ofthe saine, l:wafer-ence being had to the annexed drawings, making apart of this specification, inv which- Figure 1 is a perspective view.

Figure 2 s a longitudinal elevation. l

Figure 3 is a section of flanged br slotted jaws.

Figure 4 is an angular-frame.

Figure 5 is a screw-rod.

Figure 6 is a spring.

B B, the anged or slotted'jaws, are placed over the inside of the bars of the truck-frameA A, being held in position by rod D, there being a socket in one ofI the slotted jaws, with screw-thread through the other, corresponding to the rod, so that the'jaws may be adjustedr with any degree of tensionto the frame of the truck by turning the rod. The dove-tail notches in BVB receive the angular frame C through its notches; when pushed past the'notches to its centre is irln-ly held in position; lspring E, when riveted to the outer face of the slotted jawsand set with a pressure to work against the fram'e, holding the jaws at any position they may be placed on the frame of the truck.v

What I laim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The construction of the Banged or slotted jaws B B, clamping-rod D, and springE, with the angular frame C, in combination with the truckframe A, all arranged and operating as and for the purpose herein described.

JOSEPH s. LEHMAN. Witnesses:

C. M. MARTIN, JonN R. Rmafinnsl 

